Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex attends the 2020 Invictus Games presentation

Much to the surprise of the British press, the American media broke a story about Prince Harry. Harry was seen, photographed and video-recorded riding atop a double-decker bus in LA on Friday. With him on the bus? James Corden and a film crew. You can see the photos here at TMZ, which was the outlet to break the story. My first thought was “I wonder if it’s some really advanced promotion for the Invictus Games, which got pushed back another year.” Like, that seems to be the only reason why Harry has, historically, been in the mood for playful television appearances, to support one of his causes. But according to People Mag, he was filming some Carpool Karaoke. Hm.

Prince Harry and James Corden got together this week for some socially-distanced fun! The longtime friends were photographed together on Friday afternoon, riding around Hollywood on an open-air double decker tour bus, a source confirms to PEOPLE.

“They taped a COVID appropriate segment of Carpool Karaoke on the double decker,” a second source adds. “They have been friends for years and had a great time. A lot of joking around and laughter. They toured Hollywood and James showed Harry some special landmarks. They also chatted about Harry’s life in the US and his focus now,” the source shares.

In addition to a camera crew, the pair had a police escort and Harry’s personal security team was also present, the source notes. Not present for the day of fun was Meghan Markle, who stayed behind at their home in Montecito.

[From People]

Meghan hasn’t been seen out in public for a while. I think I know why, but I also know why they aren’t saying anything, so that’s that. As for Harry’s thing… I mean, I’ll watch it, and I bet Harry finds a way to make this charitable or issue-driven. But I’m also sure that all of the royal courtiers and correspondents are going to lose their sh-t about how “Hollywood Harry, who lives in a mansion, would rather spend time with James Corden than British soldiers!” Or some such nonsense. F–k that noise.

HARRY AND JAMES CORDEN WHAT pic.twitter.com/ArmJ6rpubE

— ?????? (@meghmarkle) February 6, 2021

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